The Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand, has become the first non-Japanese recipient of the biennial Okinawa Peace Prize. Founded by Dr. Cynthia Maung in 1989 following Myanmar’s ‘8888 Uprising,’ the clinic provides essential healthcare, education, and protection services to internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and migrant workers along the Thai–Myanmar border. Established in … Continue reading Mae Tao Clinic awarded 13th Okinawa Peace Prize for decades of service to Myanmar refugees